VOLUNTEER SISTERHOOD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14742, 22 October 1915, Page 6

VOLUNTEER SISTERHOOD.

DEPARTURE OF FIRST CONTINGENT. . (Per United Press' Association.) ” ; WELLINGTON, October 2\. A. contingent, «>f a doaea women despatched by the Volunteer Sisterhood to assist in hospital work in Egypt left hy the Manuka to-night for Sydney, where they join the Medina. They are: Sister-in-Charge, Sister Agne? Kerr, of Gisborne, ..(expenses palcUby the Gisborne Patriotic .Committee!. Assistant, Miss Sale, of Auckland . (self and friends). Matron, Miss M, Higgins, domestic science instructor at Gifjborne Tech-' , uical School (Poverty Bay Teachers’ institute). , : ■ ' Volunteers: Miss Adelaide Balldfl- ■ '.line ‘(Wanganui Patriotic Commit- < tee); Mrs. Knudsen (Midhirst Lad- ' ;es’ Patriotic Committee); ‘ Mrs. Leg. gatt (New Zealand Unions); Miss Eileen Neilsen (Raninai residents); Miss Dora Mlirch (Hawera , patriotic, Committee.); Miss G. Grange (N.Z. Farmers’-Co-operative Association, ' Christ-' •church); Mrs. Harold, Rhind (Lyttelton residents); Miss Clara Rog- _ ers (Kirkcaldie’s Employees . and Hawera Patriotic Committee): Miss Sylvia Wilson (Grace Bros., Carterton). For each of the twelve women £IOO has been paid-to the Defence Department, less passage morey. The average cost .of each volunteer, ■ in addition to the £IOO, is £OO Tor outfit. The balance of the £IOO was remitted abroad by the Defence Minister for the use of the Si seer hood. On arrival in Egypt, the women wi.l be met by Y.M.C.A, representatives, who will take charge of postal and cable arrangements fqr them.